Bread Beauty Supply

Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment

Scalp treatment

Scalp treatment
serum

Size6.4 fl oz

Price$28 Good valueseen at one store · 6.4 oz

Price / oz$4.38/ozat 6.4 oz

Where to buy1 store

Scent:

Notes: eucalyptol, menthol.

Manufacturer page: youshouldbehair.com

Personal fit

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Best for hair types All types Not in your profile

Moisture level High Not in your profile

Slip / detangling Little Not in your profile

Silicone / wax buildup None Not in your profile

Clarifying wash needed Low Not in your profile

Scent Mint & herbalStrength not recorded Not in your profile

Parabens / preservatives Not determined Not in your profile

Essential oils Not determined Not in your profile

Vegan / cruelty-free Not yet verified Not in your profile

Animal-derived ingredients Not yet verified Not in your profile

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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.

Heavy humectants Heavy Not in your profile

Hard-water defence High Not in your profile

UV filter None listed Not in your profile

Ingredient list 49 ingredientsA long list Not in your profile

Price tier Salon Not in your profile

Where to buy it Brand websiteOne channel Not in your profile

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Priced with its peers

$4.38/oz at 6.4 oz — less than 68% of the 152 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.22–20.64/oz.

Price and stores

Great for

Nothing in the formula stands out either way.

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent

Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you

Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers

Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only

Whether this much richness is right for you depends on your strand thickness, porosity, and how easily your hair flattens — that is what the consultation works out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Slip and detangling Little

Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Hard-water defence Chelators present

Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

Ingredient	What it does	Why it matters	Chip
Water	solvent	The base everything else is dissolved in	Neutral
Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract	—	—	Neutral
Gluconolactone	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Leaf/Seed Extract	—	—	Neutral
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract	—	—	Neutral
Menthol	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
Menthyl Lactate	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
eucalyptol	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
beta-caryophyllene	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance

What the list leaves out, and what it carriesHard-water chelators are present.

Full ingredient list (49)

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.

1 Water

General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
2 Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract
3 Gluconolactone

General function
A gentle acid that holds water and helps loosen surface build-up. It also binds a little hard-water mineral.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines
Binds the calcium and magnesium in hard water, which is what stops mineral deposits accumulating on the strand wash after wash.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hair
Copper and iron carried in tap water deposit on the strand and read as a dull, warm cast on gray or light hair. A chelator holds those metals in solution so the wash carries them off.

PubChem
- humectant
- exfoliant
- hard-water chelator
4 Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Leaf/Seed Extract
5 Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

General function
An extract from the leaf of Melia Azadirachta. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
6 Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract

General function
An extract from the flower of Melia Azadirachta. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
7 Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract

General function
Saw palmetto extract, used at low levels in thinning-positioned products.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
8 Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract
9 Palmaria Palmata Extract
- botanical extract
10 Davidsonia Jerseyana Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
11 Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
12 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
13 Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Stem Extract
14 Centella Asiatica Extract
- botanical extract
15 Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
16 Backhousia Anisata Leaf Extract
17 Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- botanical extract
18 Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
19 Glycine Soja (Soybean) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
20 Coenochloris Signiensis Extract
21 Glycerin

General function
A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

Scientific Reports
- humectant
22 Arginine

General function
An amino acid that holds water and carries a positive charge, so it is drawn to damaged spots on the strand.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Amino acids are the smallest protein fraction and bind water as well, so they add far less stiffness than a hydrolysed protein does.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

DependsProtein-sensitive hair
The lightest option in the protein family, but still protein — worth watching if protein reliably stiffens your hair.

PubChem
- amino acid
- humectant
23 Lactic Acid

General function
An acid used to set pH and, in scalp products, to loosen flakes.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant moves water in whichever direction the air allows: it holds moisture in humid conditions and can pull it back out of hair in very dry ones.

PubChem
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
24 Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
25 Hydroxyethycellulose
26 Ethylhexylglycerin

General function
A preservative booster that also adds a little softness. Almost always paired with phenoxyethanol.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

PubChem
- preservative
- emollient
27 Propanediol

General function
A corn-derived humectant and solvent, often chosen as a lighter-feeling alternative to propylene glycol.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it hydrates without contributing weight.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

PubChem
- humectant
- solvent
28 Mandelic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
29 Maltodextrin

General function
A starch fragment that soaks up oil and water, which is what puts it in dry shampoos. It also carries spray-dried plant extracts and leaves a light film.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Takes up oil at the root, which is where fine hair goes flat first.

May suitMaximum-hold styling
Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.

DependsCurls or waves needing flexible hold
How rigid the finish is depends on which polymer it is and what the formula pairs with it, not on there being one.
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
30 Menthol

General function
Produces the cooling, tingling feeling on the scalp. The sensation is real; it is not evidence that anything else is happening.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.

PubChem
- fragrance
- active
31 Menthyl Lactate

General function
A gentler cooling agent than menthol, with less scent.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.

PubChem
- fragrance
- active
32 Sodium Nitrate
- salt
33 Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
34 Disodium Phosphate

General function
A buffering salt that keeps pH stable as the product ages.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

DependsFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
pH adjusters are how a formula is brought to a chosen acidity, and an acidic formula keeps the cuticle lying flatter than an alkaline one. Which way this one moves the pH depends on the formula, and the finished pH is not on the label.

PubChem
- pH adjuster
- salt
35 Menthone
36 Menthofuran
37 l-Limonene
38 l-Menthanone
39 eucalyptol

General function
An individual aroma chemical. It is part of the product's fragrance; brands that print these are disclosing more of the blend than the rules require.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
40 d-Pulegone
41 beta-caryophyllene

General function
An individual aroma chemical. It is part of the product's fragrance; brands that print these are disclosing more of the blend than the rules require.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
42 Neomenthol
43 Sodium Phosphate

General function
A buffering salt used to hold the formula at a steady pH.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

DependsFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
pH adjusters are how a formula is brought to a chosen acidity, and an acidic formula keeps the cuticle lying flatter than an alkaline one. Which way this one moves the pH depends on the formula, and the finished pH is not on the label.
- pH adjuster
- salt
44 Pinene

General function
A pine-scented component of essential oils, declared as part of the fragrance.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
45 Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
46 Lecithin

General function
A soy- or sunflower-derived lipid that helps conditioning ingredients spread evenly on the strand.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

PubChem
- emulsifier
- emollient
47 Glyoxal
48 Calcium Gluconate

General function
A mineral salt used in trace amounts to stabilise the formula.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines
Binds the calcium and magnesium in hard water, which is what stops mineral deposits accumulating on the strand wash after wash.

May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hair
Copper and iron carried in tap water deposit on the strand and read as a dull, warm cast on gray or light hair. A chelator holds those metals in solution so the wash carries them off.

PubChem
- hard-water chelator
- salt
49 Phenoxyethanol
- preservative

What the whole list adds up to

12 botanical extracts
5 humectants
5 fragrances
4 pH adjusters
4 salts
3 exfoliants
3 antioxidants
3 preservatives
2 solvents
2 hard-water chelators
2 emollients
2 actives
2 emulsifiers
1 amino acid

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-08. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 6.4 oz

Seen at $28 1 store · checked Sep 8

Good value under $120 Under $18.70/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 7 products we score as doing the same job

Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $120 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $173 at this size.

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Price for 6.4 ozlower is better

Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store

Bread Beauty Supply (youshouldbehair.com)
$28.00

6.4 oz · $4.38/oz

Sep 8Lowest per oz

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out

6.4 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
Seen at $28 is the price we have observed for the 6.4 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
Good value under $120 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $18.70/oz; at 6.4 oz that is $120. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
About $173 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 6.4 oz.

Formula

Formula score

3 of 10

Mid-range per ounce for a shorter formula: there is no conditioning agents up front here.

How the score is counted

Costs less per ounce than 68% of the 152 scalp treatments we’ve priced
No conditioning agents up front in the formula
No oils or butters in the working zone either
Salon tier, sold at Brand website

Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Only for a specific need

Best user

Nothing in the formula narrows this to one kind of hair.

Biggest tradeoff

Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or very humid climates, or people shopping on a budget

Best alternative if not

Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

SupportedBacked by ingredients

Partly supportedSome supporting logic

Stated by brandNo clear evidence

Potential conflictFormula works against claim

Non-abrasive exfoliation

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Targeted relief from itchiness, irritation and flakiness

No over-the-counter anti-dandruff active appears in the list.

Gluconolactone

Stated by brand

Soothing, not an active treatment.

Nutrient-dense formula

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Safe for daily use

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Suitable for sensitive and oily scalps

No formula reads the same on every texture; our fit panel is the better guide.

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Stated by brand

See the fit panel instead.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

How this page was made

Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
3 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-09-08.
Ingredient references are linked for 11 of 16 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-09-08.

Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment

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